- 1. 10 Fanstastic New Books by Women to Make Catching Up on that New Year's Resolution to "Read More" a Breeze! ...
- (Books)
- ... viewed as a grown-up before I’d even gotten my period.” After tragedy befalls her family, she begins to unpack the baggage that comes with such a precocious moniker. George, who was born and raised in ...
- Created on 24 January 2023
- 2. Covered In Wrinkles and Unapologetically Old, Baba Yaga Is The Bad-Ass Slavic Witch You Need To Know About
- (Feminism)
- ... Be daring and go there at midnight when it feels a little risky. Bring an offering to her and leave it there. It can be something that you’ve created: a ball of handspun yarn, or herbs that you’ve grown, ...
- Created on 07 April 2022
- 3. 10 Must-Watch TV Shows To Get Your Cathartic Coming-Of-Age Fix Now That ‘PEN15’ Is Over
- (TV)
- ... 32.1%, in cable TV from 8.4% to 28.1%, and digital TV from 9.1% to 26.8%. Even though I am approaching 32 years on this planet, and technically a grown-ass adult, I feel a kindred spirit watching these ...
- Created on 19 January 2022
- 4. We Know The Schuyler Sisters — Now, Meet The Other Real-Life Women Behind "Hamilton
- (Movies)
- ... Maria as a seductress, luring Hamilton into sleeping with her despite the fact that he had been married to Eliza for eleven years at the time. In our humble opinion, Hamilton was a grown-ass man who likely ...
- Created on 10 July 2020
- 5. How New Orleans' "Baby Dolls" Created A Feminist Legac
- (Feminism)
- ... of a grown woman as a Baby Doll was a titillating image to arouse men’s sexual desire, and the women were poised to use that image strategically. “Everybody agreed to have 50 dollars in her stocking and ...
- Created on 30 May 2019
- 6. How Georgian and Regency Literature Shaped Society's View Of Cat
- (Books)
- ... favourite cat, At first a gentle creature; But when he was grown sleek and fat, With many a mouse, and many a rat, He soon disclos’d his nature. II. The fox and he were friends of old, Nor could they ...
- Created on 08 May 2019
- 7. A Feminist Guide To Morongo Basin, California
- (Living)
- ... And florist The Bloomin Gypsy (55827 Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley) also boasts a plant-focused gift shop called TBG Homegrown curated by floral designer Veronica Lowe. The End EAT + DRINK ...
- Created on 25 April 2019
- 8. Pug Yeah: Pugs in History and Literature
- (Living)
- ... the occasional bout of mischief making in the flower beds, Pug is nothing like the noble hounds and energetic spaniels we have grown accustomed to seeing in period literature. Princess Ekaterina Dmitrievna ...
- Created on 26 March 2019
- 9. Victorian Fashion Dolls And The Feminine Ideal
- (Living)
- ... clothes for different times of day, paying social calls, hosting tea parties, and mimicking other grown-up behaviors—could imagine her future life. Such play helped her master the arts of dressing and ...
- Created on 24 October 2018
- 10. The Legend Of The Unicorn Goes Back Almost 2,500 Years
- (General)
- ... regions of India which are inaccessible to men and therefore full of wild beasts. Among these is the unicorn, which they call the ‘cartazon.’ This animal is as large as a full-grown horse, and it has a ...
- Created on 18 September 2018
- 11. Hannah Gadsby's "Nanette" Isn’t Funny—Here's Why You Should Watch It Any
- (TV)
- ... or not, women, and yes, especially men—hell, everyone should probably see this. Just don’t expect it to be any good. Or at least, "good" in the ways we’ve grown to expect. After a decade-long career, ...
- Created on 13 August 2018
- 12. What Happened To The Wild Ravens Of London?
- (General)
- ... “He had grown shy and suspicious, and although he came for food and to roost on one of the turrets every evening, he would not allow any person to come too near him.” After many weeks of living in ...
- Created on 31 July 2018
- 13. Lord Byron's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" Caroline Lamb Had A Fascinating Li
- (Living)
- ... unhealthy dependency on her religious beliefs. But bar the religious fervor, Caroline had grown up to be pretty cool – well, at least on the surface. She was stunning in an elf-like way, rode horses ...
- Created on 30 July 2018
- 14. In The Hilarious Podcast “Sordid Details,” Best Friends Investigate Matters Of Least Importance
- (Entertainment)
- ... our age in similar positions. We get great emails reassuring us that there are other grown women out there who feel and act and talk like we do, who grew up feeling pressured to temper their "weirdness" ...
- Created on 20 July 2018
- 15. Alice Bag On Getting Older, Being Brash, And How Artists Can Fight Back Against Trump
- (Music)
- ... mother, self-proclaimed troublemaker, and proud Chicana activist. She is an author, musician, songwriter, and “blue hair” who has only grown more vibrant with age. Her outspoken latest release, Blueprint ...
- Created on 12 July 2018
- 16. “Brazen” Brings Little-Known Stories Of Rebel Ladies To Life
- (Books)
- ... as that of "Las Mariposas," the Mirabal sisters who were brutally murdered for their resistance against Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo—are accessible for young readers. As a grown woman, though, I can ...
- Created on 14 May 2018
- 17. How Painter Gwen John Started The "Single Women And Cats" Stereotyp
- (Arts)
- Welsh artist Gwen John was a pioneer of the intimism style of painting that grew out of French impressionism in the early 20th century. While recognition for her formidable talent has grown since her ...
- Created on 14 May 2018
- 18. Frances McDormand On Aging In Hollywood: From The BUST Archives
- (Movies)
- ... and rebellion, do you feel like a grown-up? It’s really hard to say. I vacillate. Unfortunately with Pedro, I feel like a toddler. Sometimes I’m just whatever age he is. But generally speaking, yes. ...
- Created on 24 April 2018
- 19. The Scandalous Life Of Madame Du Barry, Marie Antoinette's Riva
- (Living)
- ... herself out of poverty and into power. Who lived openly as a sexual being and in doing so felt the wrath of around her. Who overcame time after time, only to die at the hands of those she had grown up ...
- Created on 16 April 2018
- 20. There Shouldn't Be Shame In Liking “Girl Music
- (Music)
- ... we accepted it. While in many ways my female friends and I have grown into bolder and more self-assured adults, there still seems to be that one thing that so many of us are unwilling to defend — our ...
- Created on 27 March 2018
